Ahead of the Agenda: The Week Ahead

February 3, 2019
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Monday February 4 Interims: Ryanair, Alphabet Trading update: AVEVA Economic announcement: Construction PMI (January) Tuesday February 5 Finals: Ocado, St Modwen Properties Interims: BP, Walt Disney, Snap Economic announcement: Services PMI (January) Wednesday February 6 Interims: GlaxoSmithKline, Redrow, Barratt Developments, Chipotle, General Motors Trading updates: Imperial Brands, Grainger, Electrocomponents, Severn Trent Thursday February 7...

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The LAST WORD: John Courtney, founder, Boardroom Advisors

February 1, 2019
The LAST WORD: John Courtney, founder, Boardroom Advisors

Each week Bath Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week John Courtney, founder and chief executive of Boardroom Advisors, answers our 10 questions.  What was the LAST:  Film you watched? The Favourite. Great fun and I hope Olivia Coleman wins the Oscar. Book you read? I have just...

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Rapid Bath-Bristol transport link plan to be studied as congestion takes toll on businesses

February 1, 2019
Rapid Bath-Bristol transport link plan to be studied as congestion takes toll on businesses

Far-reaching plans to link Bath with Bristol using a ‘high-frequency mass transit’ scheme are being drawn up to help ease the economic impact of traffic congestion on businesses across the West of England. The ambitious scheme, likely to be more than a decade away even if it gets the green light, would tie in...

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Boost for Bath’s conference business as city’s Apex Hotel books in events worth £1m

February 1, 2019
Boost for Bath’s conference business as city’s Apex Hotel books in events worth £1m

Conferences and events worth more than £1m were brought to Bath by The Apex City of Bath Hotel in 2018 – its first full year of trading. The 177-bedroom hotel on James Street West opened in August 2017. The £50m property is the Bath’s largest hotel and only purpose-built city centre conference venue with...

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We’ll meet again: Region’s first events industry showcase’s success means it will return next year

February 1, 2019
We’ll meet again: Region’s first events industry showcase’s success means it will return next year

Organisers of the region’s first dedicated showcase for its exhibition and conference industry are already looking ahead to next year’s event following the success of this week’s inaugural Meet South West. More than 350 event professionals attended the event, where expert speakers provided practical insight to support them in delivering better events. #MEETSouthWest was...

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Bristol Airport closed as more snow today brings havoc to region’s transport links

February 1, 2019
Bristol Airport closed as more snow today brings havoc to region’s transport links

Heavy snow overnight and this morning around Bath and across the West of England has closed Bristol Airport and brought chaos to many of the region’s roads. With commuters struggling to get to work this morning, many businesses urged their staff to work from home rather than venture out. Buses were running on central...

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